How does the narrator describe his first encounter with Abraham Lincoln at the party in Chicago?

The narrator describes meeting Abraham Lincoln at a party in Chicago before he became president. Lincoln followed the narrator around the party, repeatedly stating his intention to run for president. They ended up in a bedroom, where the narrator agreed to vote for him.

The narrator recounts his first encounter with Abraham Lincoln at a party in Chicago, which took place before Lincoln became president. During the party, Lincoln expressed his ambition to run for president and persistently followed the narrator from the punch bowl to the balcony and finally to a bedroom. The narrator eventually agreed to vote for Lincoln, who seemed to appreciate the idea of the narrator thinking of him while voting.